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Scilla Elworthy Quotes

This question: 'How do I deal with a bully without becoming a thug in return?' has been with me ever since I was a child.

Scilla Elworthy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 3, 1943

Topics

Child Me Thug Question Without Been

Both my mother and I have close groups of friends that include other writers, and these friendships are very important to us.

Mother Friends Important Us Close

I'll let you in on a secret: I can't stand Jay Ward. I hate being compared to Rocky and Bullwinkle. It's just a different style of humor.

John Kricfalusi

Style Humor Hate Stand You Secret

TNA is great about going out of their way to interact with the fans.

Great Way Out Fans Going About

The U.N. acts as the world's conscience, and over eighty-five percent of the work that is done by the United Nations is in the social, economic, educational and cultural fields.

Work World Done Over Conscience

You can tell by looking at me that I've got more miles behind me than I've got in front of me. When you reach that point, if you've got some good years left, you want to make sure that you use them wisely.

Good Me Looking Reach You Want

I grew up under the British system, which I think is horrific for children - very, very strict - a system that did not recognize children as being individuals. You were small animals earning the right to be human.

Lorraine Toussaint

Children Small Think You Animals Up

People in the U.S. pay a great deal of money to support their judiciary, and they have an actual right to see how it functions.

Great Money Support People Pay See

If only there was a vaccine to protect against breast cancer, we'd be lining up - wouldn't we?

Protect Up Cancer Against Vaccine

I've never had a divorce, but I've seen so many of my friends, my sister, my family go through that stuff, so I try to write for the people that can't write about it. I take on their sorrow, so I'm able to kind of express it, or their joy.

Family Joy People Sister Friends Go

I get verklempt if I see a vintage TI-30 or TI-54 calculator. But I don't think I'd want to use one.

Douglas Coupland

Vintage Think Want See I See Get

I don't pick my friends based on politics.

Politics Friends Pick Based

As I rebuild my life, I remind myself not to relive the past.

Chelsea Manning

Life Myself Past My Life Rebuild

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